Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-07-22

S0AAsseAS "NhiAiiotAu thOhS, uuuSFl likc
circumstances, to abolish the in
ternal revenue taxes justso soon
as the necessities of war had rem
dercd them unnecessary. The tax
UPON tobacco, which the agricul-
tural interests throughout the
country have clamored against for
years, would have been repealed
ut the last session of Congress if
tho representatives of the people
i'll the House of Representatives
had been permitted to vote there
on, for it is well understood the
Senate would have concurrcd in
such repeal. This was denied by
all assumption of power for which
there was and is no constitutional
authority. Think of it The whole
number Of the representatives OF
the people Of the United States
deprived Of the right of relieving
their constituents from the impe-
sition of unneeded taxation. Such
a procedure willnot occur soon
again. "@N' ~'SsiSs
In reply to your second question,
"Would mn unequal cut of internal
and tariff taxes afford such baaisi"
answer in the negative.
The reduction in the tariff rate of
duties should be matter of separate
and distinct consideration, and be
done with due regard to the condi-
tions existing rs to wages in this
country rs compared with wages
paid for like labor in producing such
articles as are imported, which would
when here, come i'll competition with
like articles produced in the United
States. I am ready on this basis, to
enter in good faith upon such basis
of reduction-that is, wherever such
can be done without danger to- our
American producers. This PROPOSE
ton ID in substance the utterance of
the convention OF the Democracy at
Chicago in 1883, when and where the
free-traders were utterly routed and
made confession ut that time of their
complete discontinue. We must dig
tinctly adhere to the spirit and letter
OF our platform on which Mr.. Clevo
land was elected.
You ask, third: "Assuming this &c.
ceptable, is it feasible to carry the
element of compromise into the sc
lection of the tariff schedule," and
fourth; "Are there concessions of any
other kind the majority of the party
can offer without sacrifice of princi
plo7"
l have said in my speeches in Con
gross that / was not q protectionist
per Sc or free trader per Sc. Carried
out to their logical consequences,
both would produce precisely the
same result and compel the raising
OF revenue by direct taxation. The
frce-traders would hardly dare to car-
ny out their theory and policy if they
had the power. Why, therefore, are
they continually disturbing the
healthy progress of business and pre-
preventing the strengthening of oul
party by making an issue which is
destructive alike to our prosperity
and our continued party success9 The
history of the world in recent years
has not been favorable to the exten.
sion of the free-trade theory but on
the contrary it has been seriously
called in question, and even the En-.
glish colonies have repudiated it very
generally. Recently the Parliament
of New South Wales discussed the
question and decided adversely.
Our people have grown accustom
ed to raising revenue by duties on
imports. It is collected without fric.
ton at the border, it permits the on
couragement of all our domestic
manufactures which are unable to
compete successfully in the markets
Of the world with foreign produc-
tons. I nm opposed, therefore, to
any legislation which will destroy, or
seriously cripple, any American in
terest. OF course L should not re.
fuse, but favor, legislation conceived
and executed in such spirit of con
cession as would bring about a
schedule of tariff duties which would
L.